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Amazon appoints Kelly Day as VP, prime video international

Amazon has appointed ViacomCBS’s network’s international Kelly Day as vice president, prime video international, based in Washington DC. She will report to Prime Video and Amazon Studios SVP, Mike Hopkins. In her new role, she will manage the international ...

Netflix India elevates Pritish Wesley as head, creative marketing production

Streaming service Netflix India has elevated Pritish Wesley as head of creative marketing production. Pritish has been with Netflix for the last 3 years, beginning March 2018 as a creative marketing producer. Before joining Netflix, he served...

Viacom18 elevates Mallika Petkar as SVP, Sports

Viacom18 has elevated Mallika Petkar as senior vice president (SVP) – Sports. This development comes when the media and entertainment network is looking to expand its presence in the sports broadcasting segment. The news was shar...

9X Media’s CBO Punit Pandey gets additional charge of revenue

9X Media’s chief business officer, Punit Pandey has taken additional charge of revenue for the network, where he will guide and mentor the sales team of 9X Media. Punit is an industry veteran with o...

Kishore AK new CTO of ZEE5

Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL), has announced the appointment of Kishore AK as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of ZEE5. The news was shared by Kishore on his LinkedIn account. Kishore will lead all the responsibility of all technology functions of

Munaf Merchant joins TV9 Network as VP

Munaf Merchant has joined TV9 Network Digital as Vice President-Sales. He will report to Azim Lalani, President, Revenue, TV9 Digital. The news was shared by Munaf on his LinkedIn account. He will be responsible for

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“This initiative will empower subscribers to pay online and subscribe to the channels they want to watch and get it activated on their TV sets in real-time without any delay. Without needing to undertake any software development, LMOs can approach Mobiezy for their pre-built and pre-integrated solution that uses NXTDigital’s news APIs and can be up and running with their own mobile apps within just a few days.”

RU Ediriwira, Group CTO, NXTDigital Limited

“With the launch of Partnership for Growth 3.0 we intend to expand our network with 40 new NXTHUBs, each offering up to 650 live TV channels and broadband. Our efforts are focused on harnessing the convergence of technologies, developing robust apps and creating new business models that will help the overall ecosystem, delivering the best experience to our subscribers. We hope to achieve a stronger foothold in the rural regions of the country and grow our subscriber base.”

N.K. Rouse, COO, NXT Digital Ltd

“One of the key principles of the Hinduja Group is ‘Partnership for Growth’. After 2.0 saw the launch of HITS to connect LMOs in even the most remote locations through the only satellite-based cable TV platform in India; 3.0 focuses not just on strengthening the overall ecosystem we have built, but harnessing the convergence of technologies – to be delivered through a national network of NXTHUBs. Video and broadband are only the beginning of the digital highway of services that we have developed for roll-out backed by a robust suite of innovative apps developed by service providers exclusively for our LMOs and subscribers.”

Vynsley Fernandes, MD & CEO, NXTDigital Limited

“Wireline broadband is becoming ever more important not only in connecting homes across the country but also small to large enterprises-to the digital economy. The NXTHUBs will be the perfect point-of-presence to offer broadband services to cater to these consumer needs.”

Yugal Kishore Sharma CEO, ONEOTT Intertainment Limited

Amazing and grim battle for survival. Guess it will end up in Supreme Court. All that NCLT asked Zee to do was to file a reply to Invesco petition for a EGM. Now this is getting too serious. So far Invesco has been hammered for demanding an EGM. What is Zee upto? Ofcourse my lawyer community knows better!